PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Ashnault (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Mead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anthony Ashnault has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Ashnault
vs
Mead

180 cm
22
170 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

181 cm
22
182 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Ashnault!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Gary Mead!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Eddie Farnsworth and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mead gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mead gets underhooks to prevent Ashnault's takedown attempt.
Mead gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mead with a knee to the head.
Mead is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mead putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ashnault in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mead lands an elbow inside that Ashnault shrugs off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mead prevents Ashnault from breaking the clinch.
Nice elbow from Mead.
Ashnault changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mead fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ashnault swats away the attempt to clinch by Mead.
Mead tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ashnault paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mead tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ashnault paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ashnault misses with a body shot.
Mead tries to clinch up but Ashnault circles away and keeps his distance.
Mead tries to clinch
and Ashnault counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mead closes the distance and clinches.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mead.
Mead throws an elbow but it misses.
Mead lands a damaging elbow.
Ashnault takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mead lands a nice knee to the body.
Ashnault is breathing heavily.
Mead lands a nice elbow.
Mead comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mead misses with an elbow strike.
Ashnault wants to take the fight to the mat but Mead manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Ashnault. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mead with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mead comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mead comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mead gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ashnault takes an elbow to the forehead.

Ashnault is rocked!
Mead lands a good knee to the midsection. Ashnault won't want to take too many of those.
Oh Ashnault is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've been hearing reports that Ashnault has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ashnault takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ashnault is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mead gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Mead lands an elbow that stopped Ashnault in his tracks for a moment.
Ashnault is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mead gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ashnault takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mead creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Ashnault! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Mead.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gary Mead!
A victorious Gary Mead thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.